Skirt-fastener.



No. 769,791. PATENTED SEPT. 13, 1904. J. DEMSKY.

SKIRT FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 10, 1903.

NO MODEL.

WITNESSES.- IN VENTOR thereof.

Patented September 13, 1904.

PATENT FFICE.

JOSEPH DEMSKY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

SKlRT- FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 769,791, datedSeptember 13, 1904.

Application filed July 10, 1908. Serial No. 164,997- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J OSEPH DEMSKY, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Skirt-Fasteners, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention has relation to improvements in skirt-fasteners; and itconsists in the novel construction of fastener more fully set forth inthe specification and pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of a skirt, showing myinvention applied thereto. ber of the fastener. Fig. 3 is an edge viewFig. 4 is a plan of the male member. Fig.5 is an edge view thereof. Fig.6 is an edge view showing the two members locked, and Fig. 7 is an edgeview showing the male member bent for purposes of insertion into thefemale member.

The object of my invention is to provide the rear placket of a skirtwith a fastener which shall be simple, easily manipulated, cheap tomanufacture, durable, and one capable of application in connection withany garment whatsoever.

In detail the invention may be described as follows:

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the female section of thefastener, the same being in the form of an oblong plate having terminalopenings 2 elongated in the line of the width of the plate, the latterbeing provided with holes 3 for the passage of the sewing-thread bywhich the plate is secured to the skirt S.

The male section of the fastener is composed of a resilient plate iof awidth approximating the length of the openings 2 and of a lengthsubstantially that of the female section, said male section beinglikewise provided with holes 3 for the sewing thread. The ends of theplate 4 terminate in tongues 5, disposed Fig. 2 is a plan of the femalememin a plane parallel to the plane of the body of the plate and removedtherefrom a distance determined by the offsets 6, the latter beinginclined outwardly from the body of the plate, as best seen in Fig. 5.

As stated above, the male section is resilient,

and by seizing it, together with the garment, and bending it within thecompass of the space between the openings 2 of the female section. Fig.7 the tongues 5 can be simultaneously inserted into the openings, whenupon being released the spring of the metal will elongate it, theinclined offsets readily permitting of such elongation and interlockingof the parts, as is obvious, Fig. 6.

I do not, of course, wish to be limited to the precise details hereshown, as they may in a measure be departed from without affecting thenature or spirit of my invention. Neither do I wish to limit itsapplication to skirts, as it may be used with any garment whatsoever.

Having described my invention, what I claim is A fastener comprising afemale section composed of an oblong plate, having terminal openingselongated in the direction of the width of said plate, and a malesection composed of a resilient plate of a width substantially that ofthe length of the openings in the female, terminal tongues formingintegral extensions of the plate for engaging said openings, and.inclined offsets connecting said tongues with the body of the maleplate, the tongues being deflected in a plane substantially parallelwith the plane of said body portion, and being removed from the garmentto which said body portion is adapted to be secured, substantially asset forth.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

'JosEPH DEMSKY.

Witnesses:

EMIL STAREK, G. L. BELFRY.

